Special events
Open Saturdays
Saturday 5 December 2015 1 - 4pm
The John Madejski Fine Rooms, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts
Free, no booking required.
Discover the RA’s architectural heritage while exploring our historic John Madejski Fine Rooms. Delve into our boxes of artist materials and tools and find out how the RA’s masterpieces were created.
Originally designed for grand social occasions in the 18th century, the John Madejski Fine Rooms are hung with works by Royal Academicians.
Start in the Saloon, one of the finest Palladian interiors in London, and discover our tactile handling boxes. Full of materials and tools used by artists in the 17th and 18th centuries, they give a great insight into how artists created their masterpieces.
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